The Colony of Hicky is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its absence of drug laws and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 1.755 billion Hickyians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 25.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Hickyian economy, worth 34.8 trillion marks a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 19,818 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hicky's national animal is the giraffe, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hicky is ranked 193,914^th in the world and 10^th in APA for Nicest Citizens, with 12 average smiles per day.